Halton Regional staff support removing residential community in Beachway

To Committee: Wed. Oct. 16, 9:30am; To council: Wed. Oct. 23, 9:30am Regional staff are recommending that the private homes along Beachway be bought and removed for parkland, and that an updated Master Plan for the beach and property acquisition strategy be developed by April 2015. The acquisition policy would be developed in conversation with […]

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Downtown & Waterfront, Parks beach, beachway, burlington, halton region

Beachway Report: removing residents will cost $10M for 1% more park

Marianne Meed Ward ⋅

Recommendation report & decision in Sept/Oct Buying up 30 homes near Beachway Park would cost up to $10 million, to gain an additional 1% of greenspace, according to a report on the park released in April. Beachway Park is part of the Burlington Beach Regional Waterfront Park, which includes Spencer Smith Park in downtown Burlington. […]

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marty grogan: marty grogan just catching up with this issue. I use the beach a lot in the summer and sometimes in…
Jerry Fairbridge: Absolutely agree with you. Beachway Park works as it is. The community adds life. It's good to have an organic…
Bryce Leggatt: Leave the residents where they are. The arguments put forward to leave them in place are compelling. I would however…
paul_g: 1% of what? I think that is a misleading number as it is without a proper context. Second following Hamilton…
Anne Schilte: I as a Burlington resident quite familiar with all on this subject I suggest if we keep the 30 homes…

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